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DAUGHTERS OF AMERICAN REVOLUTION. GEORGE WASHINGTON CELEBRATION. W.S. ...

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Mexican Revolution - 1916. U.S. soldiers at the Mexican border

Soldiers in prone firing position. Public domain photograph of a desert, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Baking bread for Pershing's army in Mexico New field kitchens being us...

Photograph shows soldiers working with outdoor oven. Public domain photograph - New Mexico, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

John Barry statue, 185 anniversary of birth (Sons of Revolution), [8/8...

L'armée françoise allant reconnoitre à St. Cristophe, l'armée Angloise...

Photograph shows the British fleet in the harbor at Saint Kitts in the Leeward Islands being fired upon from the fort at Basseterre; the French fleet arrives in the foreground. Includes legend.

Le vaisseau le Languedoc dématé par le coup de vent dans le nuit du 12...

Photograph shows the French vessel "Languedoc" under fire from the British ship "Renown" under Captain Dawson who was taking advantage of the fact that the disabled French ship had lost her mast and rudder duri... More

L'armée françoise courant en echiquier pour rejoindre l'armée Angloise...

Photograph shows the French fleet, in the foreground, maneuvering in pursuit of the British fleet which is attempting to flee; three disabled British ships try to outrun the French and rejoin the British fleet.... More

Military being executed, probably by leftists

Armed men walking with a blindfolded man, Tehran, Iran. Title from photographer. No. 22. No. 232. No. 35 GA. Unprocessed in PR 13 CN 1997:068.28

Committee of the Defense of the Revolution (CDR) hand painted murals a...

Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Gift; Carol M. Highsmith; 2010; (DLC/PP-2... More

The closet / Bute invt. ; Germaine ext. ; Mansfield sculpt., British C...

Print shows in vignette, top right, George III in his secret chamber, "the closet", with Lord Bute, to whom the Devil whispers, Lord Germain, and Lord Mansfield; on the bottom right, a man holds a pistol to his... More

Poor old England endeavoring to reclaim his wicked American children, ...

Print shows England as an old man with wooden leg and crutch tugging on strings hooked onto the noses of five American men across a divide labeled "The Atlantic Ocean"; the men resist, shoot pellets at, and tau... More

S. Huntingdon [sic] / drawn from the life by Du Simitier in Philadelph...

Samuel Huntington, head-and-shoulders portrait, left profile, in medallion. Illus. from: Portraits des généraux, ministres et magistrats [...]. Paris : 1781, no. 8. After a drawing by Pierre Eugène Du Simitière... More

Washington at the outposts of Valley Forge

Print shows General George Washington on horseback, handing a telescope to an officer, possibly Marquis de Lafayette or Baron von Steuben, standing on the ground next to him; an infantry soldier stands on the l... More

Surrender of Cornwallis: at York-Town Virginia Oct. 1781

Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 6369

Sir Guy Carleton, head-and-shoulders portrait, wearing uniform, facing...

Illus. from: The Westminster magazine, 1783 (October 31), p. 507. Published in: The American Revolution in drawings and prints; a checklist of 1765-1790 graphics in the Library of Congress / Compiled by Donald ... More

William A. Gladstone Afro-American Military Collection: War Powers of ...

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Serii︠a︡ plakatov "Grazhdanskai︠a︡" voĭna v 10 listov : Sovetskiĭ Soi︠...

Series of 10 pictorial wall maps issued as posters to illustrate the military successes of the Red Army in the Russian Civil War of 1917-1922. Some maps cover the entire Soviet Union, some cover only the Europe... More

In colonial days: a tale of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

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U.S. Army-Artillery retreat from Long Island-1776

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Le calculateur patriote - A man sitting in a chair reading a book

Print shows an accountant sitting at a desk on which are six severed heads, recording a tally of the heads taken and the number that remain due. Henderson, pl. 27 de Vinck, 1615/1616 Blum, 566 Forms part of: F... More

Home Insurance Company, cash assets $6,000,000, June / Kronheim & Co.,...

Print on recto shows calendar from the Home Insurance Company almanac, June 1876, with illustration of soldiers fighting at Bunker Hill; description of illustration on verso. Picture caption from item. At head... More

The Great monster, Republican, having traversed great part of Europe--...

Political cartoon showing France as a monster, with one foot on Switzerland, facing Britannia with lion, saying, "All de nations in Europe has accepted de liberty, la François - ... We will come and plant the t... More

"Raising the liberty pole," 1776 / painted by F.A. Chapman ; engraved ...

Print shows the raising of a liberty pole in a village center on a festive occasion with many spectators, some appear to be disgruntled loyalists; in the background, several men are removing a sign bearing the ... More

"Evacuation day" and Washington's triumphal entry in New York City, No...

Print showing George Washington and other military officers riding on horseback along street, spectators line the street, others observe from windows. Copyrighted [... E.P.] & L. Restein. Restein's oil-chromo.

The savages let loose, or The cruel fate of the Loyalists, British Car...

Cartoon shows three Natives, representing America, murdering six loyalists, four are being hung, one is about to be scalped, and the last, appealing to Fate, is about to be killed by an ax-wielding Native. Cata... More

Repulse of Leslie at the Old North Bridge

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The horse America, throwing his master, British Cartoon Print

Print shows a horse "America" throwing its rider, George III. Inscribed in pencil above image: Lord North. Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v.... More

[Group watching Tilghman mount horse, British (?) singing around punch...

Title devised by cataloger. (DLC/PP-1934:0109). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published as vignettes in: "The Ride of Tench Tilghman Oct. 20-23, 1781" by Clinton Scol... More

The colonies reduced - its companion, British Cartoon Print

Print shows two illustrations on a single sheet, on the top, Britannia, as the Roman general Belisarius, is dismembered, her torso leaning against a globe with a banner "Date Obolum Belli Sario" (give a penny f... More

Mirabeau arrive aux Champs Élisées / J.M. Moreau le Jne. inv. ; F.J. M...

Print shows Mirabeau at center arriving at the Champs Élisées where he hands a copy of the French Constitution to J.J. Rousseau as Benjamin Franklin reaches to place a wreath on his head; in the left background... More

The genius of France extirpating despotism tyranny & oppression from t...

Cartoon shows a woman wearing a liberty cap, representing the genius of France, holding a cat-o'-nine-tails in one hand and the reins of a donkey in the other; on this donkey and another bucking in the backgrou... More

In Congress, Wednesday, April 3, 1776 : Instructions to the commanders...

Signed: By order of Congress. John Hancock, president. Imprint from Evans. The third and fourth lines end: vessels, them. In other editions the third and fourth lines end: war, make; shall, vessels. Evans 15137... More

The general p--s, or peace, British Cartoon Print

Print shows five men, an Englishman, a Dutchman, a Native representing America, a Spaniard, and a Frenchman urinating into a pot. The Englishman says, "Say what they will, I call this an honourable P--," the Na... More

[Burgoyne's surrender at Saratoga] / Percy Moran.

K34515 U.S. Copyright Office. Public domain photograph of a military, American Civil War, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Panoramic view of West Point, New York showing American encampments o...

Pencilled on back: "Encampment of the Revolutionary Army on the Hudson River." Published in: The American Revolution in drawings and prints; a checklist of 1765-1790 graphics in the Library of Congress / Compi... More

York town. Book illustration from Library of Congress, British Cartoon...

Cartoon shows "America" receiving the surrender of Cornwallis in the background, while an emaciated cow representing "English commerce" is robbed of her milk by France, Spain, and Holland in the left foreground... More

Lieutenant Moody - this officer during the American war distinguish'd ...

Print shows Lt. James Moody freeing a British soldier held prisoner by the Americans. Published in: The American Revolution in drawings and prints; a checklist of 1765-1790 graphics in the Library of Congress ... More

L'aristocratic écrasée - Public domain scan / engraving

Print shows a bust portrait of Louis XVI atop a pedestal with engraved text "A Louis XVI Pere des Français et Roi d'un peuple libre." A reclining female figure, aided by Father Time, is engraving text on plaque... More

The tea-tax-tempest, or Old Time with his magick-lanthern

Cartoon shows America, seated on the left, and a sombre Britannia treated to a glass lantern presentation on the American Revolution. Father Time, leaning against a globe, provides a commentary on the momentous... More

La vuelta del desterrado - Public domain portrait print

Broadside contains full-length portrait of General Don Porfirio Díaz, facing left, in military uniform. The text conveys sympathy for Díaz and calls him a hero of the Mexican nation and asks for his return to h... More

Desespoir des ennemis de la France a la decouverte de leurs complots

Print shows a 42 bust caricatures of members of a conspiracy discovered by no. 1 "La Vigilance du Gouvernement Français", a rooster or the Gallic cock, depicted at top center, holding "Correspondance de Mr. Dra... More

Home Insurance Company, cash assets $6,000,000, November / Kronheim & ...

Print on recto shows calendar from the Home Insurance Company almanac, November 1876, with illustration of George Washington and officers of the Continental Army arriving in New York to a jubilant crowd on Nove... More

Representation du feu terrible a Nouvelle Yorck / gravé par François X...

Print shows several buildings along street engulfed in flames during fire on September 19, 1776, citizens being beaten by Redcoats, and looting by African slaves. Includes brief text (five lines) in both German... More

The knight of the woeful countenance going to extirpate the National A...

Print shows Edmund Burke as Don Quixote, wearing armor, carrying lance and shield labeled "Shield of Aristocracy and Despotism," riding a donkey, emerging from the doorway to the "Dodsley Bookseller" the publis... More

The belligerent plenipo's / T. Colley, fect.

Cartoon shows America, on the right, represented by an Indian, celebrating her new acquisition, half of the English king's crown, while her allies, the King of France, a Dutchman, and a Spaniard complain at hav... More

The belligerent plenipo's / T. Colley, fect.

Cartoon shows America, on the right, represented by an Indian, celebrating her new acquisition, half of the English king's crown, while her allies, the King of France, a Dutchman, and a Spaniard complain at hav... More

An attempt to land a bishop in America, British Cartoon Print

Print shows a bishop climbing aboard a ship labeled "Hillsborough" having been chased there by angry American colonists who use long poles to push the ship away from the quay. Design'd & engrav'd for the Polit... More

Philip Vickers Fithian, journal and letters, 1767-1774, student at Pri...

Vol. 2 has title: Philip Vickers Fithian : journal, 1775-1776, written on the Virginia-Pennsylvania frontier and in the Army around New York, edited by Robert Greenhalgh Albion ... and Leonidas Dodson ... Vol. ... More

En reviendra-t'elle? - A painting of a group of people sitting around ...

Print shows seven royal physicians in consultation over the health of a female figure, representing the new French constitution, slumped in a chair; a clergyman is washing her feet.

A view of New York, Governors Island, the river &c. from Long Island

Print shows a panoramic view of the battle of Long Island. Illus. in: The town and country magazine, or, Universal repository of knowledge, instruction, and entertainment. London : Printed for A. Hamilton, Jr.... More

Danse aristocrate Il ne sçait sur quel pied danser.

Print shows Abbé Maury walking a tightrope, attended by the devil disguised as a jester, as nobles encourage him from the left, and on the right, a man and woman, representing members of the Third Estate, attem... More

Paul Revere - [Four coffins of men killed in the Boston Massacre]

Print shows section of newspaper column with illustration of four coffins bearing skull and crossbones and the initials of those killed: Samuel Gray, Samuel Maverick, James Caldwell, and Crispus Attucks. Illus... More

The congress or the necessary politicians, British Cartoon Print

Print shows two men sitting in a privy, one uses pieces of the "Resolution[s] of the [C]ongress" to clean himself, while the other intently reads "P[amphlet En]titled Taxation [No] Tir[anny]", suggesting that w... More

America pois'd in the balance of justice

Print shows two despondent women, possibly Britannia and America, reclining on a cliff in the rugged landscape of the new world, behind them, ships sailing toward the horizon pass a burning city, and two gods, ... More

The wise men of Gotham and their goose, British Cartoon Print

Print shows Lord Bute, with sword raised, about to cut the head off the goose "who laid each day an egg of gold" representing British policies toward the American colonies. A corpulant bishop is sitting in the ... More

The state blacksmiths forging fetters for the Americans

Print shows the interior of a blacksmith's shop with Lord Mansfield forging the links to a chain, Lord North standing to the left holding lorgnette and, in his right hand, a paper "An act for prohibiting all tr... More

Guerritte, a fort or small tower of stone or wood, on the point of a b...

Print shows a guérite on the corner of a fort. Illus. in: A new military, historical, and explanatory dictionary ... / Thomas Simes. Philadelphia : Sold by Humphreys, Bell, and Aitken, 1776. Published in: The ... More

Chandelier, is a wooden frame, whereon are laid fascines or faggots, t...

Print shows a wooden apparatus for protecting men while digging during siege operations. Illus. in: A new military, historical, and explanatory dictionary ... / Thomas Simes. Philadelphia : Sold by Humphreys, ... More

The Englishman in Paris, British Cartoon Print

Print shows an Englishman, only recently arrived, still wearing his hat, standing just inside the entrance of the home of a Frenchman at dinner time. He is eating the goose which he has taken off the serving pl... More

The frontispiece shows Minerva, the goddess of wisdom and of war, ...

Print shows Minerva, having exchanged her battle raiments for more domestic dress, nursing an infant; at her feet are an owl, a spear, and a shield which bears the likeness of a gorgon. Sitting to the right is ... More

Les Anglois molestes et chatiees, Political Cartoon

Print shows 1. a beaming sun with fleur-de-lis shining on 2. a man who resembles George Washington, wearing military uniform and hat labeled "Congress" and "Washington," holding a raised lash in his right hand ... More

Matthew Darly - Prattle / MD., British Cartoon Print

Print shows a full-length portrait of a man, right profile, holding hat in right hand. Includes inscription below which expresses the opinion of the character depicted regarding the progress of the war in Ameri... More

Pontoon carriage. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Print shows the plan and pontoon of a pontoon carriage, with a view of the axel. Illus. in: A treatise on artillery ... / John Muller. Philadelphia : Printed by Styner and Cist, for J. Norman, 1779, PL XXVI. P... More

The political raree-show: or a picture of parties and politics, during...

Print shows a man directing a boy to view a peepshow of events and actions of the British government, as well as international affairs involving England. The peepshow presents 12 views in three columns; number ... More

The European diligence. Book illustration from Library of Congress, Br...

Print shows a Dutchman rolling a wheelbarrow over Britannia; along for the ride are France represented by a man leaning over the front of the wheelbarrow with a sword ready to stab Britannia, America represente... More

The right honble. Fredk. Earl of Carlisle, Lord lieutt. of the Kingdom...

Frederick Howard, 5th Earl of Carlisle, half-length portrait, facing right, in oval topped with ribbon. Illus. in: The London magazine, 1780 (December), opp. p. 537. Published in: The American Revolution in dra... More

Lord Camden, Head and Shoulders Portrait

Charles Pratt, Lord Camden, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right. Illus. in: The London magazine, 1781 (December), opp. p. 555. Published in: The American Revolution in drawings and prints; a checklist of ... More

Silas Deane, Esq. / drawn from the life by Dusimitiere, at Philadelphi...

Silas Deane, head-and-shoulders portrait, left profile, in medallion. Illus. in: The European magazine, and London review. [London : Philological Society of London] 1783 October, p. 243. After a drawing by Pier... More

General Putnam, Head and Shoulders Portrait

Print shows Israel Putnam, head-and-shoulders portrait, wearing military uniform, facing slightly left; in oval. Engraved for Murray's History of the American War. Illus. in: An impartial history of the war in... More

The American general Lee taken prisoner by lieutenant colonel Harcourt...

Print shows Charles Lee at his capture by British troops. Engraved for Barnard's New complete & authentic history of England. Illus. in: The new, comprehensive and complete history of England : ... / By Edward... More

[Cartouche showing a Native woman, representing America, nursing infan...

Illus. in: L'Amérique septentrionale, ou se remarquent les États Unis. / par M. Brion de la Tour, ingénieur-géographe du roi. Paris : Chez Esnauts et Rapilly, 1783. Published in: The American Revolution in dra... More

Das erste Bürger Blut, zu Gründung der Americanischen Freyheit, vergos...

Print shows British troops firing into mass of American militiamen at the battle of Lexington, one of twelve scenes depicting the history of the American Revolution. S. 84. [Plate] 3. Published in: The America... More

An east view of Gray's Ferry, on the river Schuylkill / C.W. Peale del...

Print shows footbridge, towline, and landings of Gray's Ferry across the Schuylkill River in Pennsylvania. Illus. in: The Columbian magazine, or, Monthly miscellany. Philadelphia : Printed for Seddon, Spotswoo... More

Journée memorable du 6 Octobre 1789

Print shows members of the Gardes du Corps who had been disarmed, joined by the National Guard, and the market-women of Paris who had marched on Versailles in the preceding days, now making the return trip to P... More

Le Souhait accompli v'la comme j'avions toujours désiré que ça fut.

Cartoon showing three men representing the three estates (clergyman, nobleman, and peasant) embracing and standing on red, white, and blue sheets marked "haine," "grandeurs," and "benefices." (National Assembly... More

Proclamation de la patrie en danger le 22 juillet 1792 Prieur inv. & d...

Print shows troops marching in procession as cannons fire in the distance. Plate from: Collection complète des tableaux historiques de la révolution française. Paris, chez Auber, 1804, no. 65. Gift; Joseph Ver... More

Les dames de la Halle partant pour aller chercher le Roi a Versailles,...

Print shows a large procession of women and some members of the National Guard, with a carriage and a covered wagon, marching to Versailles. Illustration from: Collection complète des tableaux historiques de l... More

Capture of Andre / from a sketch by Stothard ; engraved by W.E. Tucker...

Print shows militiamen John Paulding, Isaac Van Wart, and David Williams apprehending and searching British Major John Andre near Tarrytown, New York. Forms part of: Biographical File filing series (Library of... More

[Revolutionary War battle between civilians and British soldiers]

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General Washington (on the battle field at Trenton) / engraved by W. W...

Print showing General George Washington, full-length portrait, standing, facing left, wearing military uniform; he is holding a telescope in his right hand while an aide manages his horse behind him; shown in t... More

An Indian warrior entering his wigwam with a scalp / Barlow, sc.

Print shows a Native warrior holding a scalp in right hand and a tomahawk in left hand. Illus. in: Travels through the interior parts of America : In a series of letters / Thomas Anburey. London : Printed for ... More

Mechios River near the mills A sketch of Mechios mills.

Prints show the Machias River along the coast of Maine and the mills (under construction) on the river. Illus. in: The Atlantic Neptune, published for the use of the Royal Navy of Great Britain, by Joseph F.W.... More

[Three panel cartoon representing the change in condition of French pe...

Print shows a three panel cartoon representing the change in condition of French peasants, union of the Three Orders (clergy, aristocracy, and people), and miserable plight of peasants Possibly purchased by Ge... More

The section and plan of a blockhouse

Print shows a cross-section and the plan for the ground and upper floors of a blockhouse. Illus. in: Travels through the interior parts of America : In a series of letters / Thomas Anburey. London : Printed fo... More

Samuel Downing. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Three-quarter length portrait of American Revolutionary War veteran, seated, facing front. Illus. in: The last men of the revolution / E.B. Hillard. Hartford : N.A. & R.A. Moore, 1864, opp. p. 7.

Washington and his generals, drawn and engraved by A.H. Ritchie

Print shows drawing of Ritchie's engraving "Washington with His Generals" providing a key(legend) to the figures in the drawing and a commentary on the picture. Print to which key refers in PGA - Ritchie--Washi... More

Valeur des assignats et autres papiers monnoies

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German Charge D'Affaires and wife attend Soviet reception. Washington,...

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Meriam's Corner, Concord - A black and white photo of a stone wall

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Washington's room, Washington's headquarters Ford Mansion, Morristown,...

"735-22" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 090023. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

Bunker Hill Monument, Charlestown, Massachusetts.

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[The Candle room, Washington's headquarters (i.e. Morris-Jumel mansion...

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Site of old North Bridge, Salem, Massachusetts

Corresponding glass transparency (with same series code) available on videodisc frame 1A-30420. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 018869. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

[William H. Taft standing outdoors with twelve men in Revolutionary Wa...

J146820 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Lexington Carnival Association. Public domain photograph related to President William Howard Taft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

DAUGHTERS OF AMERICAN REVOLUTION. OPENING OF MOTHERS' CONGRESS IN MEMO...

A black and white photo of a large room full of people. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Soldiers standing on top of railroad cars, of S.P.deM. train, during t...

Gen. Hugh L. Scott coll. Postcard. Public domain photograph of a locomotive, train car, railroad trucks, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

General Salagar's troops [by train during the Mexican Revolution]

J155906 U.S. Copyright Office Photo copyrighted by the American Press Association. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Mexico Hist. 1912; Railroads Mexico 1912; BI; Shelf.

Marines marching to station - Mexican War

Photograph shows a large procession of soldiers marching through a train station, during the American occupation of Veracruz, Mexico. J192587 U.S. Copyright Office.

[Naval academy damaged by shells from "U.S.S. Chester" in Vera Cruz, d...

J194366 U.S. Copyright Office Public domain image of a American navy warship of World War One time, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Days of revolution - troops on the Liteinyi Prospect

Photograph shows soldiers on a street in Saint Petersburg. Includes Russian caption. No. 361.